mystery novel; detective novel; whodunit
speech and conduct; words and deeds
figure; design; twill weave; pattern of diagonal stripes; style (of writing); figure (of speech); design
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
black and white; monochrome; good and evil; right and wrong; guilt and innocence
but; however; provided that
to take care of; to bring up under one's personal care; to kill with one's own hands; to do personally; to handle (e.g. a job); to request that someone deal with (something)
making light of; thinking little of; slighting; belittling; dismissing; contempt
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to win and advance to the next round
double suicide; lovers' suicide
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
great god; gracious deity; miracle-working god
clear; clearing (a bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball); clearing (e.g. a checked box)
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
settlement; solution; resolution
easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic
suicide attack; kamikaze attack
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
daytime; during the day; Japan and China
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
successfully; with success
leadership; initiative; spearhead
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
to calculate; to compute; to deduce; to infer; to conclude
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
human; human-like; as a person
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
door; gate; opening; title page
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
hard to believe; fabulous; unbelievable; incredible
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
farming implement; farm tools
body; trunk; torso; hull (boat); fuselage (aircraft)
to detach; to decapitate; to cut loose; to let loose; to dismember